Dominique Fortier
Writer and translator, Dominique Fortier weaves together novel, poetry, and essay to build a body of work exploring history, fiction, and the self. Her first novel, Du bon usage des étoiles (On the Proper Use of Stars), was nominated for a Governor General’s Award and the Prix des Libraires du Québec, and Au péril de la mer (The Island of Books) won the Governor General’s Award for French fiction. Les villes de papier (Paper Houses) won France’s Prix Renaudot – Essai and has been translated...
